The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-21
THE CONDEMNED ANARCHISTS
Opinions of Some of the Prominent Papers
Of the Country, and the Recent Decision.
THE COURT DID ITS DUTY.


AS November ii approaches, Gov. Oslesby
will receive petitions signed by thousands
asking him either to pardon the murder
ers or commute the sentence. His action
will be watched both in this country and
Europe. He is politician, and a Rspub-
Ecan politician at that. One Of the argu.
ments that will be used to influence him is
that the patron saint of his party was a
criminal who violated the laws of his
country and attempted to overthrow its
institutions Just as Schwab and the other
anarchist murders did when they killed
and manned a score of faithful officers OF
the law with dynamite. He will be told
that to hang Schwab and the rest will
make martyrs of them and cause thous-
ands to reverence them hereafter as
good and great men, just as he and thous-
ands Of other Republicans now reverence
a Kansas outlaw and desperate as a ps-
triot and saint He will hear, on the
other hand, protest from every state in
the union against any interference with
the judgment OF the court, aud millions
this time will tell him that the use OF dyna-
mite in this country must be repressed by
the hangman. III he has any mind of his
own he has not shown 1t since he became
governor of Illinois, and this is situation
full of embarrassment for even the most
shifty demagogue. What will he do about
it? Which way out of il will he choose?
BE has only one hope OF escaping it all
together. Tue United States supreme
court may entertain an appeal, and thus
transfer the entire bad OF responsibility
TO his successor, who may be a Democrat
and therefore better fitted for il.
NEITHER HASTE NOR PASSION.
Philadelphia Times.
While 10 intelligent citizen doubted the
actual guilt OF the Chicago anarchists,
49, 10 4
points as to the legality of their convic-
ton, and however guilty in fact or how
ever degraded, criminal, and friendless, the
enn cbists are entitled to the same protec-
ton of the law that would be granted to
others. There will be general gratifca-
ton, therefore, because of the offici 81 an
Douncement that the Supreme Court of IL
lnois had approved the legality of the con-
victiOn of the Chicago anarchists, and the
qualification will be the more hearty be.
cause the Court heard the appeal most pa
tieDtly, aud gave it the fullest considera-
ton. There can be no charge OF either
haste or passion in condemning the an
Mchists 10 death, aud they will nov pay
the penalty that their murderous deeds 50
justly demand. The murders for which
these anarchists are to atone with their
lives, were the most atrocious recorded 10
our criminal history. Aliens and strang-
cry form of government and lay, they de-
hberately hurled dynamite bombs upon
the Chicago police for the single offense of
attempting TO protect the persons and
property of citizens. They did not com.
NIT the crime 10 the sudden heat of pas
sion. On the contrary, they taught muir
der, they plotted murder, they committed
murder, and tsey murdered without the
preienee of pIovocatiOn. In the convic-
ton and execution of such criminals the
law asserts its majesty, and the cowardly
muroerers OF Chicago will die unlamented
by any good citizen in this or any other
land.
AwARNIE6 TO MODERN BARBAR,sM.
Chicago Times.
AS warning to the spirit of modern
bsrberlsm that proclaims war against
society under the kindred names of social
ism, snarchism, nihilism, ETC., the effect of
this execution of justice will be bene-
hcially felt wherever that barbarism has
appeared. But, nowhere will it be 80
beneficial as in this republic, to which the
criminal and depraved classes of the old
world have been swarming in the SUPPOSE
ton that the American flag symbolizes the
singular virtue of q political power that
protects its enemies in the liberty of con-
spring against the life of the society that
gives them shelter. 1t will serve to con-
vince the associates of these foreign barbs-
rians thar there is not freedom in this
land 10 commit or to incite aud encourage
the commission of murder. It will be
most wholesome warning TO the socialist
barbsrlans IN foreign lands that the picture
of this country which presents it to their
imagination es an asylum wherein the
cut Threats Of all nations can preach and
prsrtice their gospel o. barbarism with
50 ETY. is fallasy that it will not be safe
for them to trust.
THEIR FATE SETTLED.
Boston Post.
The deliberate and careful manner in
which the trial of the omb-throwers and
their fellow-conspiIators was conducted
removed the usual causes Of error from the
proceedings, and no one who followed
closely the course of that remarkable trial
could avoid the conviction that in all
material points, and even in matters ef
trivial form, the accused men were pro-
tscted to the full extent OF the law. Tue
fate of the prisoners may now be consid-
cred settled. There is nothing to be ex-
pected from the promised appeal to the
United States Supreme Court and execu-
tive clemency cannot be anticipated with
any reason. In reaching this point in the
haste. Justice has even Jagged, Nearly
thirteen months elapsed since the sentence
was passed, and further delay, with GER
tain death before them, can be no mercy to
the miserable men, as it would be no bene-
fit to the public
MORAL, ATMoeRHERF CLEARED.